TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2025 /CNW/ - Canada's life and health insurers are simplifying the disability claims process, relieving administrative burden for physicians and ensuring those who need to be away from work for medical reasons can access their benefits more quickly.

Dr. Robyn MacQuarrie, an obstetrician and gynecologist based in Bridgewater, N.S., is pushing back on claims from U.S. President Donald Trump that linked autism with Tylenol.

Medical staff in Nova Scotia's central zone will finally get to experience a streamlined patient records system next spring.

One Person One Record, or OPOR, has been talked about for more than a decade, and is a solution to Nova Scotia's outdated tracking systems that see health-care providers rely on phones, emails and paper records to track their patients.